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[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

To me, if you partially fall into a hole, ie. foot falls into a small pothole, you've fallen in it but not down it.

[-] MBM@lemmings.world 5 points 11 months ago

If I'm walking around in a hole and stumble, I've also fallen in a hole (but not into/down)

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Yes, although I think that's parsed differently-- you've [fallen] [in a hole] not [fallen in] [a hole]

[-] rbits@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Yeah. I feel like fell down implies you travelled some not insignifcant distance while falling.

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